Have you ever received a call from a
number you do not recognize? Usually these are companies trying to
sell you something. There is a place to look up the number to see if
it is a scam. Also, if your phone has the feature, you can block the
number. One place to look is at this LINK. It is a web site where you
can look up these numbers to see if others are receiving calls.
You can also report the number. You do not need to leave your name
or phone number. I received a call from 505-506-1046 and found it
was a scam from a company based in Albuquerque, with Indian
operators trying to sell credit card interest rate reductions. Worth
the few minutes it takes to rid the airwaves of pushy sellers.
Sep 3, 2011
Sep 2, 2011
Hot Dog Chips
7-Eleven, has produced a new product - Big Bite Hot Dog Flavored Potato Chips. They are ketchup, mustard, and relish spiced chips.
Others have been making hot dog chips for a while, Like Shearer's rippled hot dog chips, and Humpty Dumpty that are loaded hot dog with onions and relish flavors. Even Snyder's of Hanover produces hot dog chips. Go ahead, be daring.
Others have been making hot dog chips for a while, Like Shearer's rippled hot dog chips, and Humpty Dumpty that are loaded hot dog with onions and relish flavors. Even Snyder's of Hanover produces hot dog chips. Go ahead, be daring.
Salt is Good
Salt is good for us. According to the Salt Institute, there are more than 14,000 uses for salt, including flavoring food, like potato chips.
If you have an overflow of soap suds, sprinkle salt on top of the suds and they disappear.
Take a zippered plastic bag, place some salt in the bag along with dirty artificial flowers and shake. The flowers are clean when the salt begins to turn dark.
Rub dampened salt on bee stings and mosquito bites.
If you drop an egg on the floor, just sprinkle enough salt to cover the mess and let sit for about 20 minutes and sweep it up..
Salt will smother a kitchen grease fire if you have enough of it. (A large dampened towel works better).
Fresh cut flowers last longer with a pinch of salt in the water.
If you run out of toothpaste, brush your teeth with equal parts baking soda and salt.
Weeds and grass in sidewalk cracks can be killed with a little salt and warm water.
Gargling with warm salt water is good after dental work and also soothes a sore throat.
If you have an overflow of soap suds, sprinkle salt on top of the suds and they disappear.
Take a zippered plastic bag, place some salt in the bag along with dirty artificial flowers and shake. The flowers are clean when the salt begins to turn dark.
Rub dampened salt on bee stings and mosquito bites.
If you drop an egg on the floor, just sprinkle enough salt to cover the mess and let sit for about 20 minutes and sweep it up..
Salt will smother a kitchen grease fire if you have enough of it. (A large dampened towel works better).
Fresh cut flowers last longer with a pinch of salt in the water.
If you run out of toothpaste, brush your teeth with equal parts baking soda and salt.
Weeds and grass in sidewalk cracks can be killed with a little salt and warm water.
Gargling with warm salt water is good after dental work and also soothes a sore throat.
After Party Beer Tip
After the crowd leaves and you are left with a few dozen almost empty beer cans, pour the remaining drops from each can into a container and use it every now and then to fertilize your house plants. They love the sugars. More is better for outdoor veggie gardens.
Kissing Facts
Human lips are different from most other animals, because they are everted, meaning that they purse outward.
Great apes press their lips together to express excitement, affection, or reconciliation.
Scientists are not sure why humans kiss, but some think it might actually be a learned behavior. I wonder where these people went to school.
The Roman military introduced kissing to many non-kissing cultures.
The earliest literary evidence for kissing comes from Sanskrit texts, written 1,000 to 2,000 years ago. One mentions lovers setting mouth to mouth.
Dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with feelings of desire and reward, spikes in response to novel experiences, which explains why a kiss with someone new can feel so special. Kissing reduces levels of the stress hormone cortisol, thereby lowering blood pressure and optimizing immune response.
A passionate kiss makes our pupils dilate.
Men are far more likely to prefer sloppy tongue kisses than women.
Women pay much closer attention than men do to the breath and teeth of their partner.
The last fact most of us already know - It's fun.
Great apes press their lips together to express excitement, affection, or reconciliation.
Scientists are not sure why humans kiss, but some think it might actually be a learned behavior. I wonder where these people went to school.
The Roman military introduced kissing to many non-kissing cultures.
The earliest literary evidence for kissing comes from Sanskrit texts, written 1,000 to 2,000 years ago. One mentions lovers setting mouth to mouth.
Dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with feelings of desire and reward, spikes in response to novel experiences, which explains why a kiss with someone new can feel so special. Kissing reduces levels of the stress hormone cortisol, thereby lowering blood pressure and optimizing immune response.
A passionate kiss makes our pupils dilate.
Men are far more likely to prefer sloppy tongue kisses than women.
Women pay much closer attention than men do to the breath and teeth of their partner.
The last fact most of us already know - It's fun.
Aug 30, 2011
Books With Sound
A new start-up called Booktracks has developed something unique. It pairs sound with reading, just like what happened to the motion picture industry when they added sound to silent movies. It provides some excitement that may forever change how we read.
One sample tested has music in the background, but when a passage, such as a door closing is read, the sound of a door closing is heard. It seems to stay in sync, whether you read fast or slow.
Some Booktracks are already available in the Apple App Store. In the works are editions of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Peter Pan, The Three Musketeers, Pride and Prejudice and more. This will be a great development to watch and see if it will be revolutionary or fizzle.
One sample tested has music in the background, but when a passage, such as a door closing is read, the sound of a door closing is heard. It seems to stay in sync, whether you read fast or slow.
Some Booktracks are already available in the Apple App Store. In the works are editions of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Peter Pan, The Three Musketeers, Pride and Prejudice and more. This will be a great development to watch and see if it will be revolutionary or fizzle.
Package Delivery
In 1907 in Seattle a teenager named Jim Casey borrowed $100 from his friend, Claude Ryan, and started a local delivery service named American Messenger Company. They provided round-the-clock customer service with courtesy, reliability and low rates.
In 1913 they merged with Mac McCabe and formed Merchants Parcel Delivery. It was the first company to consolidate packages with similar street destinations on one delivery truck. The trucks were painted dark brown color to portray a professional appearance.
They expanded to Oakland and Los Angeles, California. and changed the name to United Parcel Service. UPS now operates a small package and document network in more than 200 countries and can reach over four billion people.”
In 1913 they merged with Mac McCabe and formed Merchants Parcel Delivery. It was the first company to consolidate packages with similar street destinations on one delivery truck. The trucks were painted dark brown color to portray a professional appearance.
They expanded to Oakland and Los Angeles, California. and changed the name to United Parcel Service. UPS now operates a small package and document network in more than 200 countries and can reach over four billion people.”
Google+
One of the nice features is that you have circles of people, so you can set up family, friends, business, etc. When you make a comment, you decide which circle it is intended for and it is only viewable by that group. You can set up a category of people that you follow, and comments can be sent to them independently or you can send to all groups. Below each comment box are icons to add pictures, links, video, location, and this makes it extremely easy to attach. Another feature is that you can add people to your circles so that they receive emails only and do not have to join Google+.
Aug 26, 2011
Happy Friday
If you want to succeed, put your heart, mind, and soul into your smallest acts.
I always put my heart, mind, and soul into having a Happy Friday!
I always put my heart, mind, and soul into having a Happy Friday!
Crowdmug
This is a bit scary. Want to know if a particular Bar or Restaurant is crowded before you go there? You can request a photo or video on Crowdmug and find out in minutes. You decide how much you are willing to pay and send in a request on your iPhone. If someone is at the place and accepts, they will take a picture for you. You can also take pictures and/or movies of your favorite place and upload them for free.
Crowdmug bills itself as the site to help you find out about a place before going there. It hopes to build a large library of photos for your viewing pleasure. The samples are quite well done and each place includes a map along with the photo. I imagine some bars and restaurants might upload photos, just to be included in the database.
Crowdmug bills itself as the site to help you find out about a place before going there. It hopes to build a large library of photos for your viewing pleasure. The samples are quite well done and each place includes a map along with the photo. I imagine some bars and restaurants might upload photos, just to be included in the database.
Muscles and Fat
Muscles and fats are made up of very different types of cells that have completely different functions. Skeletal muscles get larger when a person exercises. The muscles get larger, with more filaments being developed within the cells to accommodate the more challenging demand on them.
After a person quits exercising, the muscle cells do not magically turn into fat cells. They just shrink. This allows the body to conserve energy when a person’s daily activities don’t require as much muscle mass.
The myth that muscles turn to fat when a person stops exercising probably stems from the fact that people who body build or otherwise exercise regularly and quit, tend to put on weight.
It all comes down to caloric intake. People who exercise regularly tend eat more food and when they stop exercising their body loses the need for the calories. These people may not reduce their food intake quickly enough to compensate for their reduced caloric needs.
After a person quits exercising, the muscle cells do not magically turn into fat cells. They just shrink. This allows the body to conserve energy when a person’s daily activities don’t require as much muscle mass.
The myth that muscles turn to fat when a person stops exercising probably stems from the fact that people who body build or otherwise exercise regularly and quit, tend to put on weight.
It all comes down to caloric intake. People who exercise regularly tend eat more food and when they stop exercising their body loses the need for the calories. These people may not reduce their food intake quickly enough to compensate for their reduced caloric needs.
Google Maps Amazon Style
Most of us are comfortable with using Google maps and clicking on the little man to get a street view. Google has been expanding that for the whole world and last year even began an adventure to map the oceans. 
Lately, it sent tricycles, like the one to the right to the Amazon to begin street maps there. Tricycles are used for stability and because there are no streets for automobiles. It also began hooking the same 360 degree cameras unto a boat to give us a water view of the Negro River. So, the next time you plan to vacation in the Amazon, you will be able to get a street view before you leave.
Lately, it sent tricycles, like the one to the right to the Amazon to begin street maps there. Tricycles are used for stability and because there are no streets for automobiles. It also began hooking the same 360 degree cameras unto a boat to give us a water view of the Negro River. So, the next time you plan to vacation in the Amazon, you will be able to get a street view before you leave.
Pencils and Erasers
In 1858, there were lead pencils and there were erasers. That year, Hymen Lipman received his patent for putting the two together. A few years later, in 1862 Lipman sold his patent to Joseph Reckendorfer for $100,000. that was quite a fortune at the time.
Reckendorfer sued the pencil company Faber for infringement. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled against Reckendorfer declaring the patent invalid, because his invention was actually a combination of two already known things with no new use. Faber is still in business making pencils and crayons.
The word "pencil" derives from the Latin word "pencillus", meaning tail or little brush. A typical pencil can draw a line 35 miles long, or write about 45,000 words. You cannot get lead poising from pencils, because they do not contain lead. More than half of all pencils are made in China. The typical six sided pencil uses less wood to make than round, is easier to sharpen, and has better grip to not roll off of a surface. There is no reason for the yellow color and many countries do not paint their pencils yellow.
Reckendorfer sued the pencil company Faber for infringement. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled against Reckendorfer declaring the patent invalid, because his invention was actually a combination of two already known things with no new use. Faber is still in business making pencils and crayons.
The word "pencil" derives from the Latin word "pencillus", meaning tail or little brush. A typical pencil can draw a line 35 miles long, or write about 45,000 words. You cannot get lead poising from pencils, because they do not contain lead. More than half of all pencils are made in China. The typical six sided pencil uses less wood to make than round, is easier to sharpen, and has better grip to not roll off of a surface. There is no reason for the yellow color and many countries do not paint their pencils yellow.
What's in a Name, SPAM
The name SPAM is an acronym of "Shoulder of Pork And Ham." It is unique, both in its computer form and in its canned pink form. The two words have more in common than you might think. The computer spam actually derives its name from a Monty Python sketch set in a café with an entirely Spam-centric menu. In typical Monty Python fashion, the characters (including a chorus of Vikings) break out into a song consisting almost entirely of the word “spam,” thus “spamming” the dialogue.
The sketch was a commentary on the influx of commercially available canned meats during a period of desperate agricultural rebound, the word made its way into the computer world as the annoying and excessive influx of unwanted mail or advertisements.
During the 1980s, online advertising companies attempted to acronym the word as “Sales Promotion And Marketing,” but online spam is worse than any meat or meat byproduct.
The sketch was a commentary on the influx of commercially available canned meats during a period of desperate agricultural rebound, the word made its way into the computer world as the annoying and excessive influx of unwanted mail or advertisements.
During the 1980s, online advertising companies attempted to acronym the word as “Sales Promotion And Marketing,” but online spam is worse than any meat or meat byproduct.
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